Most Inspired Performance Art Award goes to Tall Dog's president, Lee, who recruited a banjo-player/cyclist to follow him to the nearest cornfield and accompany him with Foggy Mountain Breakdown while he peed in the cornfield. It was spectacularly surreal. Check back here in a few days for a G-rated picture.
A Des Moines Register columnist coined the phrase "rolling circus" to describe RAGBRAI to people who haven't ridden it. And that's exactly what it is.
Back to the bike...
Oh my god, I'm so glad your not dead.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work. I posted a shout-out to you and Gary on the main ragbri web page, look for it...they said they post them to you. Is this true?
Thinking of you on your journey!
Mary
Here's a link to a DSM Register article mentioning the banjo playing incident:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050728/LIFE04/507280349/1001/NEWS